Flight management system for UAVs

A method for controlling and managing a plurality of aerial or marine vehicles by a server computer device over a cellular network, the method comprising:

• receiving geographical location data, by the server computer device from a first aerial or marine vehicle and from at least one additional aerial or marine vehicle over the cellular network;
• storing, in the same server computer device, the received geographical location data;
• and
• transmitting messages comprising control commands based on the received geographical location data of the aerial or the marine vehicles, by the same server computer device to at least one of the aerial or marine vehicles over the cellular network,
• wherein the cellular network uses, or is compatible with, a standard a Long-Term-Evolution (LTE) network that is compatible with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Mobile Telecommunications Advanced (IMT-Advanced) program, or a cellular network that provides a promised data rate, provides a promised latency, uses an ensured connection reliability protocol, uses a Quality-of-Service (QoS) protocol, or any combination thereof, and
• wherein the server computer device communicates with the first aerial or marine vehicle and the at least one additional aerial or marine vehicle over the cellular network using a respective end to end direct link to the aerial or marine vehicles, that provides the promised data rate, provides the promised latency, uses an allocated bandwidth, or any combination thereof, or
• wherein the first aerial or the marine vehicle and the at least one additional aerial or marine vehicle are uniquely identified.

An aerial vehicle configured to communicate over a cellular network, the aerial vehicle comprises:

• at least one location sensor for sensing and producing a first geographical location data;
• and
• an antenna, and a modem coupled to the antenna of the aerial vehicle, configured for communicating over the cellular network;
• wherein the aerial vehicle is uniquely identified by an identifier;
• wherein the aerial vehicle is configured to transmit, over the cellular network, to a server computer device or to at least one additional aerial vehicle, a first geographical location data and an identifier;
• wherein the aerial vehicle is configured to receive, over the cellular network, a geographical location data of at least one additional aerial vehicle;
• wherein the aerial vehicle is configured to receive, over the cellular network from the server computer device or from the at least one additional aerial vehicle, messages that include alerts or control commands according to the first geographical location data and according to the at least one additional vehicle geographical location data;
• wherein the aerial vehicle is configured to execute the control commands;
• wherein the cellular network uses, or is compatible with, a cellular network that provides a promised data rate, provides a promised latency, uses an ensured connection reliability protocol, uses a Quality-of-Service (QOS) protocol, or any combination thereof, and
• wherein the aerial vehicle is configured to communicate over the cellular network using a link that provides the promised data rate, provides the provides promised latency, uses an allocated bandwidth, or any combination thereof.

An Auxiliary Unmanned Aerial vehicle (AUAV) configured to extend a cellular network geographical limitations of the cellular system for communication with an aerial vehicle or a marine vehicle, the AUAV comprises:

• a required hardware for creating a cellular cell or micro-cell or a Pico cell of the cellular network;
• wherein the aerial vehicle or the Marine vehicle comprises:
• an antenna, and a modem coupled to the antenna, configured for communicating over the cellular network;
• wherein the aerial vehicle or the Marine vehicle is uniquely identified by an identifier,
• wherein the aerial vehicle or the Marine vehicle is configured to transmit, over the cellular network, to a server computer device or to at least one aerial vehicle, a first geographical location data and an identifier.